Turn it off or turn it up? How to save on that A/C bill

The age-old debate about what to do with the air conditioning when no one is home is heating up, especially as a record-breaking heatwave grips the eastern United States.
By Nick Viviani at FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) · · 1 min read

The age-old debate about what to do with the air conditioning when no one is home is heating up, especially as a record-breaking heatwave grips the eastern United States.
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A bright and sunny Sunday morning in southeast Texas will quickly give way to scorching heat and high humidity, with feels-like temperatures expected to soar into the triple digits, meteorologists said.
As families across Houston start preparing for the 2026–2027 school year, one local effort is again stepping in to help students begin the semester with confidence. The Boykins Youth Foundations is teaming up with community partners Rock-In-Hood Foundation and Madlineman Foundation for its 12th a...

A child was rescued from an Humble-area pool and is in serious condition, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. He urged the public to practice water safety after deputies responded to two separate water-related incidents involving children.

This steamy holiday weekend continues with a few pop-up showers and storms possible Sunday.
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Just before midnight Saturday night, North Montgomery County Fire was dispatched to a major accident on Cedar Lane just north of FM 1484. Units arrived on the scene to find a man in his 50s entrapped in a 2006 GMC Yukon that was upside down. It was determined that he was deceased. The new Montgom...

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was called to Robin Lane in Willis, Saturday evening, to a reported child drowning. They arrived along with North Montgomery County Fire and MCHD. A young female toddler was found unresponsive. First responders went to work immediately with life-saving measu...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — Two people were left in critical condition Friday night after a high-speed boat crash at a lakeside park on the end of Cude Cemetery Road, prompting a multi-agency response and an investigation now involving the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Vehicular Crimes Unit. ...
One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth year.Two others were injured in the attac...

12:05 p.m. FM 1484 and Cedar Lane – major injury crash w/ entrapment – Road will likely be blocked until the crash has been cleared. Use an alternate route if possible.
Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from acting on threats to abandon it....

930PM-Just after 9:30pm multiple calls started to come in from people at the Far Hills Park at the dead end of Cude Cemetery. All reported a boat crash with two unconscious persons. Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Wardens were first on scene and reported that a boat hit the bulkhead. Two patients w...

11:20 p.m. S. Loop 336 at FM 3083 – Wreck
Atop a steep granite cliff overlooking a river about two hours' drive west of Kyiv, hundreds of people pitched tents on a festival camping ground. By day, they climbed the rock face, swam in a nearby reservoir or enjoyed stand-up paddling. As evening fell, live bands and DJs took over the stage a...

10:50 p.m. N. Grand Parkway/99 feeder and Valley Ranch Parkway – Wreck
Iran's top officials and brothers of the country's new supreme leader emerged into public view Sunday to attend the funeral prayers for the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, signaling a new confidence in their safety as calls grew for the killing of U.S. President Donald Trump. Their presence before h...

Harris County authorities are on the scene investigating after a child has died after being found unresponsive in a community pool in northwest Harris County.

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940PM -MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A BOAT CRASHING ONTO SHORE ON THE END OF CUDE CEMETERY ROAD. PARKS AND WILDLIFE ON SCENE WITH TWO UNCONSCIOUS PATIENTS
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9:20 p.m. I-45 northbound main lanes at Woodlands Parkway – Wreck

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ICE arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June. The arrests translate into roughly 2,000 per day, a sharp increase over previous periods.

The age-old debate about what to do with the air conditioning when no one is home is heating up, especially as a record-breaking heatwave grips the eastern United States.
Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes, Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and the Dodgers' two-way star Shohei Ohtani all could miss All-Star mound appearances because of starts next weekend, while four players from the World Series champion Dodgers were voted to the National League’s starting lineup.Los Angeles A...

The hot and humid conditions will remain across the area for your Sunday.

6:25 p.m. Grand Parkway/99 westbound just west of FM – wreck
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